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Bethlehem wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Help Bethlehem stay in her own home with eight months of part-time care.
🇪🇹 Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia721 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 89. After a stroke last July Bethlehem can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Bethlehem desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Bethlehem worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, and raised 2 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for eight months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $300 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $220
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $20
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $60
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Abebe
Small update. $59 so far, I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.
3% there. I made the first payment toward mobility aids and bathroom adaptations. Thank you.
Update from Bahir Dar: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 11% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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“God bless. Thought of Bethlehem all day after reading this. - Savar”
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Sending strength, Abebe. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.
Sending love, Abebe. Looking forward to the next update. Take care.
Wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Bahir Dar.